teh_colonel_saigon
Rock Star
Silver Level
I have been trying to work on my game a bit and focus on 9 man regular SNGs for the past few weeks. I've learned the basics of ICM and read Collin Moshman's book and all that, but I am still having trouble with some hyper aggressive players.
I play the 1.10 SNGs on merge, so perhaps some of you are familiar with these scenarios.
Either
1. You raise 3x in late position, and a LAG, who has been seen to gamble before, shoves/raises half his stack over you from the blinds.
Sometimes I'm looking down at AKo, and I get so pissed, esp since I folded the past 25 hands. Often these players are shoving with any pocket pair. I imagine they would do it with AK as well.
2. (the most annoying and difficult to deal with one) You raise with KJ on the button and get called by the same LAG in the blinds during mid blind play. The flop comes with a flush draw and you hit a pair of Jacks.
The dude just shoves. I have seen this strategy so many times that I have called a few. Sometimes they hold a worse top pair. Sometimes its a flush draw. I think the psychology of it is that they would rather not have to deal with a C-bet and figure out whether or not to call. If they hit top pair, they are worried about a flush draw. If they have a flush draw, they are worried about not making it. Sometimes they have nothing (usually if they have gotten away with this move too many times before) and just want to take down a pot during mid blinds.
And these guys always have me covered this time in the tournament, since I hardly play during low blinds. They have either doubled-up or gotten out by this time, so they can really push around the shorter stacks.
This second scenario is harder to deal with. While I often am ahead of my opponent, there is a chance I'm not. Sometimes they have an over-pair, or even 2-pair. Is it worth risking my tournament life for? Do I just wait for a better spot?
As I've said I've called these guys down b4 and almost always been ahead. I'm just wondering whether or not it's the right play.
I play the 1.10 SNGs on merge, so perhaps some of you are familiar with these scenarios.
Either
1. You raise 3x in late position, and a LAG, who has been seen to gamble before, shoves/raises half his stack over you from the blinds.
Sometimes I'm looking down at AKo, and I get so pissed, esp since I folded the past 25 hands. Often these players are shoving with any pocket pair. I imagine they would do it with AK as well.
2. (the most annoying and difficult to deal with one) You raise with KJ on the button and get called by the same LAG in the blinds during mid blind play. The flop comes with a flush draw and you hit a pair of Jacks.
The dude just shoves. I have seen this strategy so many times that I have called a few. Sometimes they hold a worse top pair. Sometimes its a flush draw. I think the psychology of it is that they would rather not have to deal with a C-bet and figure out whether or not to call. If they hit top pair, they are worried about a flush draw. If they have a flush draw, they are worried about not making it. Sometimes they have nothing (usually if they have gotten away with this move too many times before) and just want to take down a pot during mid blinds.
And these guys always have me covered this time in the tournament, since I hardly play during low blinds. They have either doubled-up or gotten out by this time, so they can really push around the shorter stacks.
This second scenario is harder to deal with. While I often am ahead of my opponent, there is a chance I'm not. Sometimes they have an over-pair, or even 2-pair. Is it worth risking my tournament life for? Do I just wait for a better spot?
As I've said I've called these guys down b4 and almost always been ahead. I'm just wondering whether or not it's the right play.